indigenize

[ in-dij-uh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object),in·dig·e·nized, in·dig·e·niz·ing.
  1. to make indigenous.

  2. to increase local participation in or ownership of: to indigenize foreign-owned companies.

  1. to adapt (beliefs, customs, etc.) to local ways.

Origin of indigenize

1
First recorded in 1950–55; indigen(ous) + -ize
  • Also especially British, in·dig·e·nise .

Other words from indigenize

  • in·dig·e·ni·za·tion, noun

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